Sequencing: the order in which things are done or events take place.

  • Clue words to help you identify sequence are first, next, then, last, finally, before and after.

  • Clues such as times of day, days of the week, months, seasons, and years tell when things happen.

Sequence Practice

Instructions:

  1. Go to Teen Ink to practice identifying sequence in stories.

  2. Choose a story that interests you.

  3. Open

  4. Write the events of the story in order that they happened in real life.